I won't argue the fact MTOP could be a useful option... but I have never had to use it in all my ASE and DRO turns over the past 2 years. Colorado airports do tend to wait for the hottest days of the summer to do runway construction don't they.
Potter (not harry) actually launched Lynx... but Menke is a numbers guy who knows its numbers!
Brains? yup... you and me in the same boat there brother!